Blouse construction for dresses



Feb. 16, 1954 A. R. JOHNSON BLOUSE CONSTRUCTION FOR DRESSES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed NOV. 27, 1951 INVENTOR.

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BLOUSE CONSTRUCTION FOR DRESSES Filed Nov. 27. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORM Fl (5. 8 42 ARMAQEA/LF EODER/t/(JZMW Patented Feb. 16, 1954 UNITED smrss PATENT OFFICE BLOUSE CONSTRUCTION FOR r-DRESSES Armigene Roderick J ohnson, New"Yo1-k,'N. Y.

,Application November 27, v15951, SerialrNo. 258,356

"4'Claims. L1

The present invention relates .to womensgarmentsand embodies, more specifically, animqproved garment of unitary construction particularly useful in garments, such as uniforms and the like, wherein freedom of movement and styllish appearance are :combined with features that enable the garment to belquickly put on and taken off.

In nursing service a nurses activities are such as to require considerablefreedom of movement within agarment that is being worn and, to pro- -vide such freedom of movement, existing ,gar- .ments have been made-in such form that they care not stylish in appearance. It is an object of the present invention, accordingly, to provide a ,,;garment such as, for example, a nurses uniform, ihaving attractive and stylish appearance, but at the same time providing sufficient freedomof movement to enable the wearer to dischargeall-of the duties required during service.

further object "of the present invention is to provide a garment of the above character which is readily put on or'taken E.

The attainment of the foregoing objects is accomplished by the provision of a unitary con- .struction having top and skirt portions that meet at a waist'portionto' which there is secured a slip ,lp'ants and top, the 'top'portion of the garment, in "13116 region of thearmholes, being formed ofsuch structure'as to allowcomplete freedom of movement of "the arms of the wearer.

Further objects of the'present invention "will become apparent as it is described in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in front elevation showing a garment constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a partial View similar to Figure 1 showing the top of the garment opened;

Figure 3 is an exploded view showing the slip plants and slip top in details;

Figure 4 is a detail view showing the waist portion only of the garment of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a view showing the elements of Figure 4 that comprise the front of the waist portion;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the back portion of the waist of Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing a modified form of the invention;

Figure 8 is a plan view showing the back portion of the waist of Figure 7; and

Figure 9 is a plan view showing the front portions of the waist of Figure 7.

Referring to the above drawings, and particularly to Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, a garment is "shown at :Hlsas @being formed of a skirt portion H and top portion I2, these portions. meeting at the waist portion l3. Within the skirt portion :H thereisprovided a slip pants I 4 thatis secured ito the garment I0 in the region of the waist IS.

A slip top I 5 is provided within the waist portion :the right-hand frontpanel 118 of the top portion 42, while the front edge (9 of the slip top i5 is "SECllIBditO the inner face of the left-hand front panel :20 of the top portion l-2.

Aswill be seen from Figure 2, the top edge 2| of the rightleg ofthe'slip pants I4 is sewed to the inner top'ofthe skirt portion ll of the garmentat'the'waist'thereof, the top 22 of the left leg of the'slip pants being similarly secured in the left interior side of the waist portion of the garment, the forward portion 23 thereof thus "opening withthe-left front panel of the toppertion of the garment. As used herein, the terms fright and left refer to the positions'as seen in the drawings, rather than as the garment is worn. As will be seen inFigure '3, the adjacent edges of the tops of the slip pants overlap at the front"andrearportions thereof, and the adjacent :edges "in theacro'tch are formed withrelatively wide hems 24 and 24A whichoverlap in their normal positions.

'I'he's'kirtportion of the ggarmentris formed with ia fronttpanel 255, :theright edge 26.101 which exiitendsflupwardl-y and, in the region :of the waist l3, meets the edge 21 of the front panel 20 in overlapping relationship to the rear panel l8. As illustrated in Figure 2 the edge 26 of the front panel 25 is removably secured to the underlying skirt portion in the upper region of the skirt and adjacent the waist portion of the garment. In this fashion the front of the garment, including the top and the upper portion of the skirt thereof, may be opened to facilitate putting the garment on and taking the garment off. Suitable buttons 28 and button holes 29, or other securing means, may be provided in the top and skirt portion of the garment in order to maintain it in the normal position illustrated in Figure 1.

With reference to the top portion of the garment, Figures 4, 5, and 6 illustrate the manner in which it is made. The front panels l8 and 20 are formed with sleeve pieces 30 and 3|, respectively, slits 32 and 33 being formed in the region thereof. These slits form reentrant portions which are adapted to receive, respectively, gussets 34 and 35 that are formed on the back portion 36 of the garment. In order to illustrate, more effectively, the manner in which these elements are assembled, the legends A to K have been applied to the drawings. Legends A and B indicate the points at the back of the neck where the front and back portions are secured together, seams between these portion being indicated from A to C and B to D on the left and right front panels and on the left and right sides of the back portions, respectively. The sleeve piece 30 is formed into the sleeve of the garment by joining the spaced edges DH by a suitable seam, while the left sleeve is formed by joining the spaced edges CG in like fashion. The right-hand gusset shown in Figure 4 is formed by sewing together the edges DE on the right front panel and the back panel, respectively, while the left-hand gusset is formed by sewing together the edges CF on the left-hand front panel and the back panel. The edges EK and FJ are then sewed together to complete the top portion of the garment. By providing the gusset formation in the region of the armholes great freedom of movement is afforded the wearer and yet a stylish appearance i preserved in the garment.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 7, 8, and 9 the sleeve pieces are formed on the back panel, and the gussets are formed on the respective front panels. spects the garments are alike. In this fashion the garment of Figures '7, 8, and 9 is formed of right and left front panels 31 and 38, the right panel being formed with a gusset 39 and the left panel with a gusset 40. The back panel of the garment is shown at 4| and is provided with right and left-hand slits 42 and 43, respectively. The assembly of the portions is along the same lines as illustrated in Figures 4 to 6, points AB and JK being identical in the two modifications. The back panel 4! is formed with sleeve pieces 44 and 45 corresponding, respectively, with the sleeve pieces 30 and 3|.

It will be apparent that features of the garment of this invention are suitable for use in mens and childrens apparel as well as apparel for women, and while the invention has been described with specific reference to the accompanying drawings, it is not to be limited save as defined in the appended claims.

I claim;

1. A womans garment of unitary construction, comprising top and skirt portions meeting at a waist portion, the top portion being formed of In all other rethree pieces of fabric, One of which is a back portion having at least one gusset in the region of an armhole, and the other two pieces of which are front portions, at least one of which is formed with a reentrant portion adapted to receive the gusset, and seams uniting the three pieces of fabric forming said top portions.

2. A womans garment of unitary construction, comprising top and skirt portions meeting at at waist portion, the top portion being formed of three pieces of fabric, one of which is a back portion having at least one reentrant portion in the region of an armhole, and the other two pieces of which are front portions at least one of which is formed with a gusset in the region of an armhole to be received in the reentrant portion, and seams uniting the three pieces of fabric forming said top portion.

3'. A womans garment of unitary construction, comprising top and skirt portions meetin fit a waist portion, the top portion beingformed of three pieces of fabric, one of which is a back portion having at least one gusset in the region of an armhole, and the other two pieces of which are front portions, each having a sleeve piece and at least one of which is formed with a reentrant portion adapted to receive the gusset, and seams uniting the three pieces of fabric forming said top portion.

4. A womans garment of unitary construction, comprising top and skirt portions meeting at a waist portion, the top portion being formed of three pieces of fabric, one of which is a back portion having sleeve pieces and at least one reentrant portion in the region of the armhole, and the other two pieces of which are front portions at least one of which is-formed with a gusset adapted to be received in the reentrant portion, and seams uniting the three pieces of fabric forming said top portion.

ARMIGENE RODERICK JOHNSON.

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